Embracing the fun in Wrestling
The beauty of territory wrestling was the difference in styles. Each promotion had different fundamental ideas about how professional wrestling should be presented. Each of the various promoters would tell you they only booked what drew fans to the shows. But in reality, those promoters shaped the tastes and preferences of their fans, and were inclined to book wrestling …
In the Japanese wrestling scene, junior heavyweights, those two hundred twenty pounds and lighter, are among the biggest attractions in any promotion. With high flyers, power wrestlers, and mat technicians, these talented performers give it their all in every match in order to give fans the best show possible. One junior who is definitely putting the international wrestling scene on …
Long title reigns have been a prominent fixture of pro wrestling since the industry was born, but not all lengthy reigns are successful. There is a certain art to it. Many have been successful in long championship reigns, so what are the defining and all-important factors for success? While a flip-flopping of belts has become more prevalent in recent …
Ten years ago, Randy Poffo, known to wrestling fans as the Macho Man Randy Savage, died of a massive heart attack while behind the wheel of his Jeep Wrangler. Few knew where to find the line between Poffo the man and Savage the performer. Many have wondered if such a line even existed. A recent A&E special brought new …
“Double or Nothing” will be held live from Daily’s Place in Jacksonville this Sunday night, and the card is as stacked as the house will be for the big event! The first full-capacity crowd since the pandemic lockdown will see the four Championships defended, The Inner Circle and The Pinnacle battle it out at the Stadium Stampede, the return …
In 2019, IWGP Intercontinental Champion Tetsuya Naito announced his desire to hold both the IC Title and the IWGP Heavyweight Championship simultaneously, a decision eventually backed by both the next IC Champion Jay White and the Number One Contender to Kazuchika Okada’s Heavyweight Championship, Kota Ibushi. Following a fan vote, New Japan Pro Wrestling announced that there would be …
AEW’s weekly YouTube show ‘AEW Dark’ has presented a platform for independent wrestlers to showcase themselves to an audience of over 200,000 each week. For fans of AEW Dark, they have been given the experience of seeing a number of talented superstars like Will Hobbs, Top Flight, and Red Velvet get their start within an AEW ring. Each week …
This week, Kenny Omega sat down for an interview with Scorpio Sky and Funhaus creator James Willems on AEW’s Wrestling with the Week podcast. What is it like to be a champion in America after being a Champion in Japan? It’s very odd, I mean if you would have asked me how I see myself years from now, I …
The veils of kayfabe were lifted from the pro wrestling landscape decades ago. Most people believe that what happens in front of the camera is just pretend, part of the story, a “work.” But, every now and then, something happens that makes fans question if some slice of reality may have slipped through the carefully produced and protected world …
